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Reply #106: Karma and the afterlife as a reward are what assholes cam up with to keep the masses of good people.
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Thu May-13-10 01:23 PM
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106. Karma and the afterlife as a reward are what assholes cam up with to keep the masses of good people. |
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... in check.
Most religious leaders know their beliefs are bullshit, but they are fairly well aware of the amount of shit and abuse normal people will put up with as long as they are certain they will get a "better deal" in the after life. Or that if they remain passive, the forces of the universe will come somehow to right things... thus allowing the bastards to get away with all sorts of stuff.
Religion besides being one of the oldest scams, is probably one of the most effective means of social control.
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